Clients call upon Philip Furia when they need a bold and proven legal strategist on their side. Philip’s litigation philosophy is to develop a unique approach for each matter and to aggressively pursue the client’s goals, while never compromising his commitment to ethics and civility.

Philip has spent the last seventeen years obtaining outstanding results for clients in courtrooms nationwide. His diverse experience most frequently involves consumer protection class actions, business disputes, real estate matters, intellectual property and professional malpractice claims.

In addition to his work in trial courts, clients and co-counsel often call upon Philip to handle their most consequential appeals.

Current Class Actions:

  • Miller v. Scope Health, Inc., No. 1:26-cv-02796 (E.D. Cal.) — Consumer fraud and unjust enrichment claims over OPTASE-branded dry eye drops and eyelid products sold as unapproved new drugs the FDA has determined are misbranded.
  • Sperling v. Hyundai Motor America, No. 8:26-cv-00410-JVS-ADS (C.D. Cal.) — Defective forward collision avoidance systems, on behalf of purchasers and lessees.
  • Saleh v. Volvo Car USA LLC, No. 2:25-cv-13300-ES-MAH (D.N.J.) — Battery defect creating a potential fire risk, on behalf of purchasers and lessees.
  • In re Legacy Treatment Services Data Breach Litigation, No. 1:25-cv-14968-CPO-MJS (D.N.J.) — Exposure of patients’ and clients’ personal and protected health information in a 2025 data breach.
  • Delgado v. Mercadien, P.C., CPAs, No. 3:26-cv-01773-MAS-TJB (D.N.J.) — Exposure of Social Security numbers and financial information in a cyberattack.

Class Action Results

Furia Law, LLC

  • In re Maryville Data Breach Litigation, File No. GLO-L-000255-24 (N.J. Super. Ct. Law Div., Gloucester County) — Appointed co-lead class counsel. Negotiated a court-approved classwide settlement of $950,000 for individuals whose personal information was exposed in a data breach.

Class settlements obtained while Philip Furia was at Sultzer & Lipari, PLLC

  • Swetz v. The Clorox Company, No. 7:22-cv-09374 (S.D.N.Y.) — $5.65 million settlement fund for a national class of consumers who purchased Pine-Sol cleaning products alleged to have been contaminated with bacteria.
  • Delcid v. TCP Hot Acquisition LLC and Idelle Labs, Ltd., No. 1:21-cv-09569 (S.D.N.Y.) — $3.65 million settlement fund for a national class of consumers who purchased Sure and Brut antiperspirant and deodorant products alleged to have been contaminated with benzene.
  • Bangoura v. Beiersdorf, Inc. and Bayer Healthcare, LLC, No. 1:22-cv-00291-BMC (E.D.N.Y.) — $2.3 million settlement fund for a national class of consumers who purchased Coppertone sunscreen products alleged to have been contaminated with benzene.
  • Porter v. Emerson College, No. 1:20-cv-11897 (D. Mass.) — $2.06 million settlement fund for college students who paid tuition for in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Patora v. Colgate-Palmolive Co., No. 7:23-cv-01118-VB (S.D.N.Y.) — $1.925 million settlement fund for a national class of consumers who purchased Fabuloso cleaning products alleged to have been contaminated with bacteria.

Appellate Advocacy

Philip has briefed and argued appeals in the First, Second, and Third Departments of the New York State Appellate Division, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of Texas.

  • Lederfeind v. Panessa, No. CV-25-0092 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep’t June 11, 2026) — Won reversal of a $1,076,476.47
  • Panessa v. Lederfeind, 231 A.D.3d 1373 (N.Y. App. Div. 3d Dep’t 2024) — Complete reversal of a $408,927.44 judgment entered on a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint on a promissory note.
  • Hogan v. Southern Methodist University, 74 F.4th 371 (5th Cir. 2023) — Reversal of the dismissal of a breach-of-contract claim, with a constitutional question certified to the Supreme Court of Texas.
  • Alphas v. Smith, 170 A.D.3d 529 (N.Y. App. Div. 1st Dep’t 2019) — Unanimous affirmance of a discovery sanctions order imposing an adverse inference charge against the appellants at trial.
  • Aydiner v. Grosfillex, Inc., 111 A.D.3d 589 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep’t 2013) — Reversal of an order that had improperly vacated the dismissal of a products liability action.

Business and Professional Liability Litigation

Philip’s practice is not confined to the plaintiffs’ side. He has spent much of his career defending corporations, insurers, non-profits, and public officials in high-exposure litigation and regulatory proceedings — experience that shapes how he builds and tries cases today.

  • Batson v. RIM San Antonio Acquisition, LLC, No. 1:15-cv-07576-ALC (S.D.N.Y.) — Represented a defendant law firm that served as escrow agent for a private securities offering; obtained dismissal of the complaint in its entirety as against the firm.
  • United States ex rel. Rold v. Raff & Becker, LLP, No. 1:14-cv-04393-LAP (S.D.N.Y.) — Defended a law firm against qui tam claims under the federal and New York False Claims Acts; all False Claims Act causes of action dismissed with prejudice.
  • Sausa v. Village of West Hampton Dunes, No. 2:18-cv-03802-AYS (E.D.N.Y.) — Obtained dismissal of civil rights and discrimination claims filed against a municipal prosecutor.
  • Defended a non-profit entity in parallel regulatory enforcement actions in New York and the District of Columbia.

Credentials

RECOGNITION

  • Selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, 2017–2019.

ADMISSIONS

  • New Jersey; New York; U.S. District Courts for the District of New Jersey and the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Districts of New York; U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second and Fifth Circuits.

EDUCATION

  • Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 2009 — Presidential Scholar; Interscholastic Moot Court Board; Editor, Seton Hall Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law.
  • The College of New Jersey, B.S. in Criminology and Justice Studies, 2006.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

  • Chair, Class Action Practice, Sultzer & Lipari, PLLC.
  • Partner, Brewer, Attorneys and Counselors (formerly Bickel & Brewer).
  • Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.